Long Reads

How to win the Champions League – by the men who’ve done it
By Mark White published
UEFA Champions League Twenty-five fascinating (and often hilarious) tales from the triumphant chaps who've lifted Ol' Big Ears down the years

Ben Brereton Diaz exclusive: "It's crazy!" The unlikely Championship Chilean superstar on his incredible rise
By Conor Pope published
INTERVIEW Blackburn forward Ben Brereton Diaz took South America by storm at the Copa America last year – and with 20 goals to his name makes FourFourTwo's list of best EFL players. We spoke to him about his journey...

He's building a hospital, a school and a mosque – Sadio Mané's incredible journey
By Alison Ratcliffe published
AFCON WINNER The Liverpool forward has won African Footballer of the Year, a Champions League, and the Premier League glory. Now he's lifted the Africa Cup of Nations. This is his story

The FA Cup's greatest upset: Hereford vs Newcastle, told by Ronnie Radford, John Motson and Malcolm Macdonald
By Leo Moynihan published
MAGIC OF THE CUP In February 1972, Ronnie Radford's rocket from the mud gave the FA Cup its biggest-ever giant-killing. Leo Moynihan caught up with Supermac, John Motson and one carefree copper to get the full story